We spent a beautiful summer evening at the park where we had a picnic, played on the playground, played baseball, and made a mess in the mud. We stopped for ice-cream on the way home. I LOVE summer!
Isaac loves baseball and tries his very best! We have Ethan and Isaac playing t-ball/coach pitch baseball through the YMCA.
This is how Lincoln kept busy during our little baseball game.
These pictures make me laugh! Lincoln felt so powerful being in control of the hose! He smiled and belly laughed for a good 15 minutes.
interesting pose Ethan…
There pictures were taken at Dan and Kari’s neighborhood pool.
Alex and Lincoln sitting on the tennis courts waiting for the daddies to finish up. Actually, Lincoln kept running onto the court interrupting the game. He wanted the ball (so we thought.) Warren gave him an extra ball to play with, but he still kept running onto the forbidden court. And as he ran, he watched Mommy out of the corner of his eye… lil’ stinker!
Isaac painted a bird house and Lincoln colored on a piece of white paper with crayons. Ethan was off running around with the neighbor kids.
Kari and I took the 5 little Falk boys to the zoo for the day. We met up with Rachel and her crew.
It was a gorgeous day! The kiddos had loads of fun and the mommies got tons of exercise!
Sweet (but not always so sweet) brothers.
Me and my 3 favorite small people.
I love Isaac’s expression here. He was amazed the bird actually landed on him!
Lincoln’s favorite part! (Remember he had a giraffe theme for his 1st birthday?) I couldn’t wait to show him a real giraffe up close. He even got to hand feed it! At one point the giraffe stuck his looong (18 inches) tongue out and touched Lincoln’s belly. He cried when it was time to leave those huge beautiful animals!
“Got anything good in there, Josie?”
Aren’t they the cutest?
The 3 Mabry kids and the 3 Falk kids watching the gorillas.
Another picture for their wedding sideshow. Ha!
Ethan and a black widow spider.
The insect house was by far the highlight of the day for Ethan and Isaac. Recently, Ethan has been asking about different poisonous bugs and spiders. He was able to see each one that he has been talking about! Among his favorites: black widow, scorpions, brown recluse spider, hissing cockroaches, and tarantulas. Yuck! Isaac was fascinated with the ant tunnels that ran all around the building. They could have spent hours in this place!
Forget about a nice group shot… this was taken on our way out and they were just as tired as the moms were.
We ended the day with a pizza from Papa Murphys and a little picnic with neighbor, Halle.
Ethan is clearly annoying Isaac in this picture and loving every minute of it.
crazy hair!
Ethan and Daddy taking a rest.
The boys had a blast playing in the creek. Dan, Kari, Owen, and Alex were there with us. We caught one crayfish.
After the creek we walked to the ice-cream place.
Yes, Isaac still sucks his thumb…
My 3 boys and me on Mother’s Day.
My Mom and Grandma were visiting with us over Mother’s Day weekend. We had a nice time together.
My best Mother’s Day gift! Snuggle time with Lincoln.
Ethan and Isaac with their cousin, Sam.
Olivia (we babysit her a couple times a week after school) Isaac, Halle (next door neighbor), Lincoln, and Ethan.
Watching a movie together. These two are growing so close and creating a sweet bond.
A simple cup of water entertained Lincoln for a long time! I was amazed at how long it took before he spilled the water.
Now he loves to bring me cups and say, “uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh.”
Ethan’s crazy teeth!
Sandbox fun!
Lincoln’s very first drawing. He felt so big and was so proud!
Ethan (age 7), Isaac (age 5), and Lincoln (age 15 months) On Easter Morning ‘09.
Our family.
The whole Falk family. We had perfect attendance this Easter! All 27 of us in one house. Pleasant chaos… :)
3 happy and smiley boys as they get their Easter baskets.
We enjoyed our time in Tennessee. It was nice visiting and catching up with everybody. It really is fun being a part of such a huge family! Never a dull moment!
Lincoln LOVED Grandma’s piano! He looked so sweet with his little legs dangling from the bench as his tiny fingers happily pressed the keys. He could climb up onto the bench with no help and seemed quite proud of himself.
Making music with Daddy.
Lincoln was able to open the door to get outside. This made me nervous and we had to keep a close eye on our little escapee! Again he was quite proud of this accomplishment and opened and closed the door hundreds of times!
Ethan with a couple of his favorite birthday gifts. The flowers were so pretty in the front yard!
We kept finding Lincoln inside the dog cage! At one point he even took his blankie in there to snuggle with. Haha!
I couldn’t resist this t-shirt.
Bed-head! (Or as Ethan and Isaac call it, “stick-up hair”)
I know have lots of pictures of Lincoln from our trip. Mostly because the older two boys were off playing with their cousins and only seemed to come around when they were hungry!
A nice picture of Nathan, Elise, and 3-year-old Simon.
Cousin Misha
The three newest additions to the always growing Falk clan!
Jude, Lincoln, and Alex.
I had an awesome birthday this year!!
At 6:30 AM Warren gave me a hug and wished me a happy birthday before he left for work.
At 7:16 Ethan came running into my room waving a piece of paper in his hands saying “Happy Birthday, Mommy!”. The rule at our house is that he cannot go downstairs until 7:00 each morning. And every day at that time you can be sure to hear his happy-it’s-morning footsteps running down the stairs. This morning was no exception. But, on this morning he was eager to get started on my birthday picture. Nobody had to remind him that it was my birthday. He was so proud to give this picture to me and told me, “It only took me 16 minutes!” His drawing melted me heart and I (almost) cried happy tears. Ethan has been so thoughtful lately. His picture was great, but it was his thoughtfulness that really made me feel special!
I took the boys to the mall where we met up with Warren for lunch.
We had the boys picture taken with the Easter Bunny. Lincoln liked the bunny just fine from a distance and from the security of Mommy’s and Daddy’s arms. But, he was not so crazy about this huge, furry, animal holding him. Way too close for comfort!
The quality is not the greatest…it’s a picture of a picture. We were having problems with the scanner.
We ate at Chick-Fil-A and then Warren headed back to work. Kari and the boys were at the mall too. She and I took the kids to the pet store. We got an adorable puppy out and let the kids play with it. My boys still have never asked for a dog…that’s a good thing! We have several neighbors with dogs so they can get their dog-fill from them just fine.
While letting the kids play at the play place in the mall I was asked, by a random mom, where I get my hair cut. The best part is, she asked because she liked it so much! Compliments are even more fun to receive when it’s your birthday!
This is Lincoln’s first Easter egg hunt! I love how his basket is almost as big as him. Of course, he had no idea what to do. He watched as all the kids ran into the field to collect their prized eggs.
A friend of mine from church invited us to this hunt. Her in-laws put this together each year at their house for all the kids.
We helped Lincoln find an egg. We cheered and praised him as he dropped it into his basket. Ethan and Isaac were able to watch since their age group was still waiting to be called.
There he is with his blue egg :) There was a nice lady who walked by and dropped a couple yellow eggs for Lincoln to “find.” I think she felt bad that he had only one egg, but he was fine with it!
Isaac was in La-La-Land when they called the 4 and 5-year-olds. He didn’t get a good start and then his second egg came open and the candy fell out. He sat there and picked it up one piece at a time while all the other kids swarmed the field collecting all the eggs. He only got about 4 eggs so he was able to hunt again in Ethan’s age group. He paid attention that time around and didn’t waste any time!
Ethan waiting patiently.
I basket to be proud of! He was all smiles.
Ethan was quite please as well. They had a great time dumping each egg and collecting the goodies. Isaac was most excited about the candy and Ethan was most excited about the money.
The three boys together after the egg hunt was over. This picture really shows how small Isaac is. He looks closer in age to Lincoln, I think. But, there are less than 2 years between Isaac and Ethan and 3 3/4 years between him and Lincoln.
Like my shades?
Chillin’ in the swing.
Lincoln is swinging with his cousins.
My little climber! What a monkey this boy is…
Lincoln wanted to get his hands on those ducks!
Don’t they look cozy?
Our family right before the circus started. (Lincoln stayed home with a babysitter so we could enjoy the older two without interruptions. It was so nice only having two kids for a night!)
A very nice man sitting in the row in front of us offered to take Dan and Kari’s picture. I quickly said, “Could you please take our picture too!”
Ethan’s favorite! He said, “Look at THAT knight!” He also loved the white horse.
Isaac was not thrilled for the first 20 minutes or so. He was scared that “the fireworks were going to get him.” He sat on his daddy’s lap and looked nervous. He started to get comfortable after we convinced him that he was safe.
Daddy was a ’softy’ and bought cotton candy for the boys. They were very excited! And it only cost $10.00! At least it came with a cool hat.
Once the cotton candy came Ethan suddenly forgot about his upset stomach that he had been complaining about just minutes prior! He was fine the rest of the night. I guess he was low on sugar!
Never too old to enjoy cotton candy!
Dan, Kari, and Owen. It’s so fun having them close to us so we can do things together!
I thought this was so cute…in a strange sort of way!
Overall we had a good time! (Despite the LONG walk to the van)
The boys were very excited over their little love-filled treat bags! I love their smiles.
We had a nice lunch with heart shaped pizza and cookies!
My littlest Valentine.
We have been getting together with the Mabrys for a weekly dinner and game night. It’s been a lot of fun and has helped these winter months pass a little faster . We played Cranium once, but now we are on a Pictionary phase. Nathan bought this HUGE white board at Home Depot. We laughed when we saw it, but it’s perfect! We included the kids on a couple of rounds. They, of course, loved it too! Here they are guessing what the Daddys are drawing. Can you figure it out? Oh, I think it’s worth mentioning the Falks are undefeated! ;-)
The highlight of the night…warm chocolate chip cookies!
We finally got a big snow! The boys couldn’t wait to go outside. However, Ethan only lasted about 15 minutes before he was too cold to stay out. Warren even told him he would get $10.00 if he finished shoveling the rest of the driveway. Isaac and I stayed for about an hour.
Daddy always makes a huge snow pile when he shovels.
A snow-slide!
Isaac and Halle (our next door neighbor) are picking the icicles from the playset.
Bye- bye, Daddy!
Lincoln love the snow! His gloves kept falling off and his hands got so red and cold. I made him go inside with Daddy, but his heart was broken that he couldn’t stay out longer. He didn’t mind the cold one bit.
King of the mountain!
So cute!
Lincoln was really cute outside. Someday we won’t have to shovel the driveway again…nice thing about having 3 boys!
Ethan and Halle going down the hill together. Ethan stayed out MUCH longer the second time. :)
Ethan with his rosy cheeks!
Isaac’s rosy cheeks!
What a fun day in the snow we had! School has been canceled again for tomorrow!
The boys had such a fun time swimming on Monday so we decided to take them again Friday night. This time with Daddy!
Ethan and “LC Frog.” This is the 1st grade mascot. Each student gets to take LC home for a week and record their adventures with him. Ethan got off the bus with a huge smile yesterday. He said, “Mom, guess why my backpack is so fat?!” I said, “I hope it’s because your coat is in there since your not wearing it!” Nope…he forgot his coat at school, it was LC! I took one look at this frog and was kinda grossed out thinking of all the kids who have done who knows what with him. LC got a nice bath in Lysol when we got home! Ethan wanted to take LC to the pool so he could watch him swim. I’ll post more of their adventures later and tell you why he is missing an eye!
The boys had no school on Monday so we went to the YMCA for a day of fun. We hadn’t been swimming in over two months so they were excited!
This little boy is fearless in the water! I couldn’t take my eyes off of him for a second. He kept going out to where it was too deep. I had to “rescue” him several times from under the water! (And so did one other mom at one point…) He comes up from the water smiling and waiting for the next chance to dive and scare Mommy. He is extremely comfortable in the water.
Alex and Owen (and Kari) were there too!
These pictures didn’t turn out that great because the boys were FREEZING!
Little Ethan in 2002
Little Isaac in 2004
Little Lincoln in 2009
Kari and I took the kids to the children’s museum downtown. Lincoln had fun playing with anything and everything. Isaac missed his big brother who was off at school.
Emily Elizabeth, are you real?
Isaac loved being the mailman!
He’s loving himself in the mirror… It’s tough not to be vein when you’re that cute. :)
I got this idea from another blog I visit. (Thanks Brittani)
Highlights of 2008:
January:
Warren’s parents spent week one of 2008 helping us during my recovery from having Lincoln. Ethan and Isaac happily adjusted to a brand new brother. Warren turned 30! My mom came for a few days to see her grandsons and meet Lincoln for the first time.
February: The boys had a big pillow fight with Daddy. Lincoln learned to smile. Valentine’s Day.
March:
Isaac turned 4 and had a ‘Go Diego Go’ themed party. We had a snowstorm that left tons of snow in a short amount of time. Warren took Ethan sledding. We went to Tennessee for Easter.
April:
I turned 28. Ethan turned 6 and had a camouflage themed party. My Dad and Sister came to visit us for a few days. Isaac played soccer at the YMCA. The boys took Tae Kwan Do at the YMCA. (but didn’t like it) Ethan and Isaac went to the dentist. Lincoln started “growling.”
May:
Warren and I celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary. Ethan went to his first LAN party. My first Mother’s Day with 3 boys. Lincoln learned how to sit up. Ethan graduated from Kindergarten.
June:
Spent a lot of time with Warren’s parents. They were in the area staying with Dan and Kari. (Dan and Kari had their second son, Alexander.) Took Lincoln swimming for the first time. The boys had a blast collecting Cicadas. Warren’s first Father’s Day with 3 sons. Ethan and Isaac got strep throat. Warren went through a rubiks cube phase. Lincoln turned 6 months! Lincoln learned the army crawl.
July:
We went to New York to visit my family during July 4th weekend. Took the boys for a boat ride and tubing for the first time. Went to the Anderson family reunion in Pigeon Forge, TN. Lincoln and Isaac got bigger carseats.
August:
Warren had his diving “accident” at Dan and Kari’s neighborhood pool. Lincoln got his first haircut. Went to the zoo. Ethan started first grade. Isaac started Pre-K. Lincoln turned 8 months and pulled up on everything, ate lots of table food, danced, did sign for ‘all done’ and ’so big’ and had four teeth.
September:
Melissa and her family stayed the night. We had a big wind storm. Lincoln learned to climb up the stairs. Warren grilled the perfect hamburgers.
October:
Ethan’s class field trip. Beth and John stayed the night. Family day at the pumpkin patch. Isaac’s class field trip. We took a trip to Tennessee to visit Warren’s family and also got to see my Dad and Debbie. Halloween. Ethan was batman, Isaac was spiderman, and Lincoln was a giraffe.
November:
Ethan learned how to play chess. Isaac got eye glasses. Lincoln learned to walk. We went to Tennessee for Thanksgiving.
December:
We went to Owen’s 2nd birthday party. Christmas Tea at church. Lots of baking. Christmas parties. Lincoln’s first Christmas and 1st birthday! Warren made giraffe cake.
